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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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