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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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