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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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