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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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