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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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