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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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