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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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