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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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