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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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