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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the 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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