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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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