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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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