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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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