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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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