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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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