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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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