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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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