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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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