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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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