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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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