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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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