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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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