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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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