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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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