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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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