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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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