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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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