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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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