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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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