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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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