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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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