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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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