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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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