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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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