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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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