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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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