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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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