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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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