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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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