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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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