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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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