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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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