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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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