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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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