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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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