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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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