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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business 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 organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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