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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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