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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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