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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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