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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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