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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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