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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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