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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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