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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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