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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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