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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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