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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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