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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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