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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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