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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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