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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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