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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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