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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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