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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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