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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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