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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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