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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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