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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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