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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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