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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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