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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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