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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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