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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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