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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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