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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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