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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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