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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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