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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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