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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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