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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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