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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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