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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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