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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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