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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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