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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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