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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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