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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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 usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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