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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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