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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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