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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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