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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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