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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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