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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 massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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