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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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