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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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