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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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