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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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