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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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