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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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