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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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