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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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