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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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