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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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