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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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