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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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