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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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