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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different 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 in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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