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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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