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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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