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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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