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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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