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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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