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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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