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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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