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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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