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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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