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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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