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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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