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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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