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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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