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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers 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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