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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes 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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