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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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