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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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