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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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