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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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