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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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