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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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