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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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