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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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