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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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