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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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