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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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