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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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