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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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