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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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