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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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