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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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