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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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