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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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