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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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