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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different 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 deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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