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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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