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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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