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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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