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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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