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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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