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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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