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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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