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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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