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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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