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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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