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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education