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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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