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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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