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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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