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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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