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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education