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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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