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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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