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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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