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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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