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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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