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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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