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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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