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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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 massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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