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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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