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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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