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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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