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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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