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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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