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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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