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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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