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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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