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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. 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 massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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