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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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