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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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