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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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