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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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