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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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