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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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