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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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