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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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