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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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