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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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