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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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