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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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