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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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