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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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