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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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