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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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