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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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