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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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