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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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