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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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