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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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