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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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