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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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