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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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