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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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