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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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