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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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