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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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