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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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