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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources