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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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