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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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