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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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