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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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