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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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