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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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