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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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