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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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