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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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