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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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