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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)