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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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