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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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