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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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