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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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