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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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