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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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