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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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