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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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