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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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