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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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