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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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