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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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