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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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 usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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