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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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