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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key 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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