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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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