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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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