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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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