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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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