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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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