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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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