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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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