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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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