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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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