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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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