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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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