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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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