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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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