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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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