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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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