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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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