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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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