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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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