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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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