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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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