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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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