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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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