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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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