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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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