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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education