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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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