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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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