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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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