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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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