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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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