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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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