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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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