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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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