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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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