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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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