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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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