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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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