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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What 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 organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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