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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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