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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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