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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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