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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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