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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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