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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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