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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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