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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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