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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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