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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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