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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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