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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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