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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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