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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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