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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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