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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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