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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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