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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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