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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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