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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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