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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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