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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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