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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major 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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