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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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