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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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