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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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