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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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