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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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