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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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