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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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