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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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