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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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