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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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