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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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