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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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