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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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