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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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