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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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