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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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