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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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