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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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