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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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