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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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