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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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