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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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