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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key 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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