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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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