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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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