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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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