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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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