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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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