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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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