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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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