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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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