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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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