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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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