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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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