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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major 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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