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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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