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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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