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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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