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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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