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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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