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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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