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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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