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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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