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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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