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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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