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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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