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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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