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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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