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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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