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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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