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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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