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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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