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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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