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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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