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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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