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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers 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? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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