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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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