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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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