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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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