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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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