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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor 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. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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