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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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