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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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