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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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