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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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