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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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