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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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