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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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