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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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