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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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