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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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