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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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