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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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