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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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