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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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