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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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