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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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