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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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