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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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