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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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