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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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