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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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