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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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