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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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