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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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