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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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