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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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