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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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