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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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