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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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