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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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