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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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