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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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