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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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