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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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