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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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