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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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