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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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