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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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