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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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