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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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