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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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