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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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