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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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