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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure 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? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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