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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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