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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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