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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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