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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What 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 organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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