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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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