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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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