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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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