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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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