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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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