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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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