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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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