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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores 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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