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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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