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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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