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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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