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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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