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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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