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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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