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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the 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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