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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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