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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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