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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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