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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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