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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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