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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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