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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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