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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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