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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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