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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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