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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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