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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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