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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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