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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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