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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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