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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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