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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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