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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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