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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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