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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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