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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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