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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key 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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