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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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