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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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