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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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