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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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