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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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