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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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