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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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