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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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