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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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