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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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