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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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