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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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