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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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