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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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