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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes 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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