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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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