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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key 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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