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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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