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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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