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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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