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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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