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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of 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. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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