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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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