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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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