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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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