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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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