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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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