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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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