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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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