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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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