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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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