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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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