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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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