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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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