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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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