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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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