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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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