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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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