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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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