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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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