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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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