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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education