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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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