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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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