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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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