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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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