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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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