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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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