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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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