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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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