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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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