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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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