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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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