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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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