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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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