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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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