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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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