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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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