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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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