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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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