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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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