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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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