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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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