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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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