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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive 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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