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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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