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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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