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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses 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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