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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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