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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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