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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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