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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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