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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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